Charlie Crist
Last held office: U.S. House, FL-13 (2017–2022). Ran in 8 elections between 1998 and 2022, winning 4.
Last office: U.S. House, FL-13Born 1956
- Last margin
- −19.4
- Lost 2022
- Elections
- 8
- 1998–2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Crist was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Crist has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Crist won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor of Florida | General | Lost | Ron DeSantis (R), Carmen Jackie Gimenez (I), Hector Roos (L) | 40% | R+19.4 | — | R+3.4 | |
| 2020 | U.S. House, FL-13 | General | Won | Anna Paulina Luna (R) | 53% | D+6.1 | $2.8M | — | |
| 2018 | U.S. House, FL-13 | General | Won | George Buck (R) | 57.6% | D+15.3 | $3.4M | — | |
| 2016 | U.S. House, FL-13 | General | Won | David Jolly (R) | 51.9% | D+3.8 | $2.1M | — | |
| 2014 | Governor of Florida | General | Lost | Rick Scott (R) | 49.4% | R+1.1 | — | D+0.9 | |
| 2010 | U.S. Senate, Florida | General | Lost | Marco Rubio (R), Kendrick Meek (D), Alexander Andrew Snitker (L) | 29.7% | R+19.2 | $13.7M | — | |
| 2006 | Governor of Florida | General | Won | James Davis (D) | 53.6% | D+7.3 | — | D+5.0 | |
| 1998 | U.S. Senate, Florida | General | Lost | Bob Graham (D) | 37.5% | R+24.9 | $1.3M | R+6.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2019–20
- Raised
- $2.8M
- Spent
- $4.1M
- Cash
- $419K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Crist has held
- U.S. House, FL-13 · 2017–2022
- Governor of Florida · 2006–2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Crist has run against
- Ron DeSantis (R) · 2022 election, lost
- Anna Paulina Luna (R) · 2020 election, won
- George Buck (R) · 2018 election, won
- David Jolly (R) · 2016 election, won
- Rick Scott (R) · 2014 election, lost
- Marco Rubio (R) · 2010 election, lost
- James Davis (D) · 2006 election, won
- Bob Graham (D) · 1998 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 157 polls; Crist’s best result was 57% (Florida Governor, 2022).
Crist’s polls in the database →How we know Crist
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide C001111
- FEC H6FL13205
- Wikidata Q374693
- Ballotpedia Charlie Crist
- Vote Smart 24311
- GovTrack 412697
- OpenSecrets N00002942
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET